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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1967
Page
1
In New York a Queens judge postponed hearings for 17 defendants feared to plot murder of civil rights leaders. Judge John R Starkey set October 24 for motions by defense lawyers amid a large crowd outside and police presence.
A light verse notes a vehicle that never encounters common faults from skidding to punctures. The speaker wishes someone named T could start it.
Senate Preparedness subcommittee questioned top Pacific commanders about why prime North Vietnamese bombing targets have not been struck. Adm. Sharp Gen. Ryan and Adm. Johnson testified as Ford urged broader air attacks to cut enemy forces. McNamara defended limited bombing to save lives and avoid widening the war.
Outgoing U S Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark, 68, was flown home from Bangkok seriously ill with infectious hepatitis. He arrived Aug 2 for a lecture series, fell ill, and was treated initially for dysentery. He heads to Andrews Air Force Base likely en route to Walter Reed Hospital.
A summary of federal proposals on housing and tax policy. Republicans back rent supplements to curb slum conditions while Johnson pushes Congress for a tax increase. A mixed Republican Southern coalition rebukes Johnson anti crime bill. Navy-related chatter and Viet Cong attacks cited. Mississippi runoff races emerge from incomplete primary results and a civil rights protest case proceeds in court.
Cuban security forces intercepted an armed landing party on the north coast of Pinar del Rio Province on Sunday. Two invaders were captured, two fled back to the United States, and one remained wounded and captured. The group was said to act under CIA orders with the aim of toppling Castro’s government.
The Biddeford city fleet faced no proven damage to Joseph Serpico’s land at Ferry Lane off Pool Road. Street officials say city trucks used the area only as a turnaround and deny responsibility for any damage. Serpico seeks restoration or compensation while city officials note verbal agreements and lack of documented terms.
U S Army air cavalry swept into a North Vietnamese tunnel complex in the Song Re valley near Due Pho and faced intense mortar antiaircraft and small arms fire. Four Americans killed 22 wounded. enemy casualties estimated around 40. Air strikes targeted machine gun positions and tunnel works as broader ground operations continued.
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